Fat dogs need drugs too

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Aron Schatz

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Fat dogs need drugs too

Fri Jan 5, 2007 4:07:16 PM #31626 Perm Link

http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn10902

Looks like being fat for dogs just got easier with drugs. Now they can take a pill.

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A drug specifically designed to treat canine obesity has been approved for the first time by the US Food and Drug Administration.

The drug’s developer, New York-based Pfizer, says the prescription medication will slim dogs, thereby reducing their risk of diseases such as arthritis and cancer. But veterinarians stress that any weight-loss programme for pets must also include lots of exercise and restricted food intake.

Or not.

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Fri Jan 5, 2007 6:04:23 PM #31642 Perm Link

OMG my grandma said my puppy should take that XD but he's not that fat

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Fri Jan 5, 2007 8:33:03 PM #31671 Perm Link

This country is so bad that we need pills for dogs?

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Sat Jan 6, 2007 4:46:12 PM #31720 Perm Link

You got to admit that this is fairly wacked out. If the handful of people that have massively overweight dogs just walked them a bit there wouldn't be this problem. In any case I suppose it's good for them, but not good in general that there is need for such a thing.

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Sat Jan 6, 2007 4:52:54 PM #31728 Perm Link

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I totally agree. This does nothing to solve the problem.

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Sat Jan 6, 2007 5:09:37 PM #31739 Perm Link

Also, there's a big problem with people thinking it's OK to feed your dog mostly scraps, which isn't healthy for them and tends to add on a lot of fat

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